Vanderbilt University researchers spent six years working on a "bendable needle" concept for surgical procedures. After starting off as a rigid prototype, the device finally has a kind of "wrist" researchers hope may someday decrease healing time for patients.

"Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill narrates a new special -- "Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM" -- with interviews of George Lucas, Joss Whedon, Robert Downey Jr. and more. It airs at 10 p.m. ET/PT today on the Science Channel.

If you missed the star-studded panel for "The Force Awakens" at Comic-Con 2015, "Star Wars" expert Bonnie Burton is your guide to why we should all be freaking out like happy Jawas about the upcoming movie. Utinni!

You no longer need a high Midi-chlorian count to wield a lightsaber! Just include the hashtags #lightsaber, #StarWars and #TheForceAwakens to use the Force online. Don't forget to tweet characters #KyloRen and #Phasma emojis too.

Lucas film announced a standalone Star Wars film focusing on everyone's favorite space scoundrel, Han Solo. It's a bit of an origin story, so we picked some fantastic leading young men who could potentially step into the role.